…a year ago has not decided to reshoot much. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Despite the recent re-staking the Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ has gone over again. Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ So, sadly, has…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Carpinus rankanensis still in full leaf. Carpinus rankanensis Yet again Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’…

…good, Barbatum nice, and so Irroratum and Arboreums but frost on those low down.. Erica hybrida very good since hols.1924 – JCW A late year, Scarlet hybrids are mostly cut…

…to be inspected shortly. Six more groups still to flower. They are slow growers. Crataegus ‘Pauls Scarlet’ Nearby is Crataegus ‘Pauls Scarlet’ which has always been one of my favourites….

…seedling. Queen of Spain open, double peaches in the drive, and the scarlet crabs. 1897 – JCW F Wilson out, Mrs Vincent, half the de Graafs. Scarlet tulips and Reticulata…

…for Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Cornus ‘Venus’ Pterocarya insignis is doing well. Pterocarya insignis Still a flower on Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia wilsonii. Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia…

…having had last year off. Picked 3 ½ opened buds November Pink. 1943 – CW Double white Camellia below Engine House out – also some Cornish Scarlet and a lot…

…lily of some note with scarlet flowers. Cyrtanthus elatus The field has not been cut for hay this year so even more wildflowers in evidence. Trifolium fragiferum, Strawberry Clover. Trifolium…

…we had sun. Odd flowers of Rho lutescens and intricatum open.1908 – JCW Coums starting, roses nice very, small scarlet border geranium as good as it ever is, a wonderful…

…some roses also. C coum ⅕ out. Erica hybrida ⅓ open. A piece or two of Erica codonodes. A bud or two of Rundles scarlet. A quite remarkable lot of…

…elsewhere in the garden. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ 2021 – CHW Steve has spotted Scarlet Elf Cup (Sarcosypha austriaca), a disc fungus found on dead wood, in Burncoose Garden. This…

…original Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ is a vivid scarlet or is it orange/ red? A chance seedling originally found at Rowallane. We saw the Hypericum ‘Rowallane’ nearby but it was…

…Caerhays daff open in the Orchard, many crimson scarlet hybrids show colour, R irroratum is opening. R scabrifolium, lutescens, baileyi, two forms of dahuricum – moupinense, several Caucasicums, a bit…

…ciliatum, arboreum, lutescens, dahuricum, argenteum, scarlet hybrid (arbo x Thomsonii), barbatum are all opening, various daffs, Camellia Lady Clare, Clematis armandii, snowdrops and Coums nice. 1911 – JCW R praecox…

…beautiful scarlet Rhodo’s are open including R barbatum which only shows colour. Hamamelis mollis is really the best thing open. 1906 – JCW Send eight or ten seedling daffs to…

…and common open or just opening, also minor open. 1898 – JCW The first Tenby opening, many H Irving, several Caerhays show colour and open. No new scarlet Incomps above…

…Scarlet Rhodo’s show colour, one Barbatum is nice in the wood. 1910 – JCW Some cyc hybrids, no cyclamineus open, no Campanelli in the drive, very late R praecox very…

…of Wilson is just over, Prunus clementinae not quite open. Scarlet Thomsonii hybrids good, two or three Sutchuenense hybrids are flowering, Rhodo lutescens and the early species of Sutchuenense are…

…open. 1918 – JCW Rhodo’s coming on well, all the early scarlet hybrids, Barbatum, Fargesii, Lutescens, Calophytum, Sutchuenense, Arboreums etc. 1916 – JCW Frost and snow smashed in most of…

…Anthemis arvensis Angallis arvensis, scarlet pimpernel, in great big clumps. Angallis arvensis Angallis arvensis Papaver rhoeas, corn or common poppy, which is in decline in Cornwall and usually found (before…